..We showed that a 5-d treatment of dexfenfluramine decreases blood pressure and reduces heart rate in obese postmenopausal women. Our data suggest that these effects are results of the direct action of dexfenfluramine...

..Knowledge about the sensitivity to lipolytic agents in subcutaneous adipose tissue may provide potential new approaches for modulating the lipolytic responses of subcutaneous adipose tissue differently in men and women...

Effects of moderate consumption of white wine on weight loss in overweight and obese subjects

..In light of the widespread use of alcoholic beverages and the well-established benefits of light to moderate alcohol consumption in risk reduction, a revision of dietary treatment recommendations may be warranted...

..These results demonstrate that alpha(1)-adrenoceptors are involved in regulation of lipolysis rate and microcirculation of adipose tissue. However, the observed changes in local blood flow were not related to glycerol output...

Studies of phosphodiesterase effects on adipose tissue metabolism in obese subjects by the microdialysis technique

..Phosphodiesterase activity may be relatively low in obese subjects in comparison with lean subjects. In lean subjects theophylline caused a transient reversal of the antilipolytic effect of insulin...

Endocrine and metabolic effects of dexfenfluramine in patients with android obesity